Keyline without a tractor for small farms
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This document discusses techniques for small-scale tropical farming using contour ridges, swales, and vetiver grass. Key points covered include: - Contour ridges and swales are used to control water drainage and runoff, improving soil moisture retention. - Vetiver grass is recommended as a deep-rooted, erosion-stopping plant that is non-invasive and economical for soil stabilization. - Details are provided on vetiver grass spacing, inoculation, and nursery practices for growing and distributing vetiver slips for direct planting and soil stabilization projects.
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Keyline without a tractor for small farms
- 1. keyline contour Keyline System For the Small Tropical Farm
- 2. ridge ridge ridge ridge Understanding Tropical Rain Drainage Gulley Gulley Gulley Gulley Water runs from dry ridges to flooded gullies.
- 3. Yoeman’s Keyline Design Large Scale Tropical Farm
- 4. Large Scale Tropical Farm
- 5. Large Scale Tropical Farm
- 6. Large Scale Tropical Farm
- 7. Large Scale Tropical Farm
- 8. Large Scale Tropical Farm
- 9. Large Scale Tropical Farm
- 10. Large Scale Tropical Farm
- 11. Large Scale Tropical Farm
- 12. Large Scale Tropical Farm
- 13. Large Scale Tropical Farm
- 14. Contour FarmingContour Farming S.A.L.T. Sloping Agricultural Land Technology Small Scale Tropical Farm
- 15. Perennial Shrubs and Hedges Napier Grass Legume shrubs Productive height 2 meter Cut down to 1 meter Small Scale Tropical Farm
- 16. S.A.L.T. "sloping agricultural land technology" Small Scale Tropical Farm
- 17. S.A.L.T. Simple Agro-Livestock Technology (SALT 2) Sustainable Agro-forest Land Technology (SALT 3) Small Agro-Livelihood Technology (SALT 4) Small Scale Tropical Farm
- 18. Small Scale Tropical Farm
- 19. Small Scale Tropical Farm
- 20. Small Scale Tropical Farm
- 21. Small Scale Tropical Farm
- 22. Small Scale Tropical Farm
- 23. Mani Mani - Don’t let cuttings dry out Triconthera- 3 nodes per cutting Napier-3 nodes Vetivar space 15 cm Small Scale Tropical Farm
- 24. Small Scale Tropical Farm Contour stops erosion but ridges still dry out
- 25. Swale 3 Contour swales impound water while it soaks in and have their place
- 26. Contour swales impound water while it soaks in and have their place
- 27. The Swale Water percolates through to the lower soil 2 waysWater provides extra growth potential in the soil system Contour swales impound water while it soaks in and have their place
- 28. swale Contour swales impound water while it soaks in and have their place
- 29. 5 year Master development plan - 3 hectares - tropical - 1,600mm annual rainfall 30% pasture, 30% forest,15% water, 25% fruits/vegetables swales swales swales swales swales Pond 00 Pond 0 Pond 1 Pond 2 Pond 3 Pond 4Pond 5 Pond 00 - ridge dam Pond 0 - contour dam Pond 1 - contour dam Pond 2 - barrier/check dam Pond 3 - keyline dam Pond 4 - saddle dam Pond 5 - ridge dam 12,000L rainwater storage W aterharvestinghardware -household& road Waterharvesting hardware-road
- 31. Vetiver Deep rooted tropical grass
- 32. Vetiver Deep rooted tropical grass • Non invasive • Tillering - non running • Economical • Erosion stopper
- 33. Vetiver Deep rooted tropical grass • Non invasive • Tillering - non running • Economical • Erosion stopper
- 35. King of Siam Vetiver Deep rooted tropical grass • Non invasive • Tillering - non running • Economical • Erosion stopper
- 36. Vetiver Deep rooted tropical grass • Non invasive • Tillering - non running • Economical • Erosion stopper
- 37. Vetiver Deep rooted tropical grass • Non invasive • Tillering - non running • Economical • Erosion stopper
- 38. Vetiver Deep rooted tropical grass • Non invasive • Tillering - non running • Economical • Erosion stopper
- 39. Vetiver Deep rooted tropical grass • Non invasive • Tillering - non running • Economical • Erosion stopper
- 40. Vetiver Deep rooted tropical grass • Non invasive • Tillering - non running • Economical • Erosion stopper
- 41. Vetiver Deep rooted tropical grass • Non invasive • Tillering - non running • Economical • Erosion stopper
- 42. Vetiver Deep rooted tropical grass • Non invasive • Tillering - non running • Economical • Erosion stopper
- 43. Vetiver Deep rooted tropical grass • Non invasive • Tillering - non running • Economical • Erosion stopper
- 45. 15 cm spacing = 7 slips/m = 700 slips/100m = P42,000 / kilometer @ P6.00/slip Vetiver Super bound non-erosion
- 57. Roots fail to interlock
- 58. Root and shoot pruning
- 59. Livestock feed
- 60. Livestock feed
- 61. Livestock feed
- 62. Livestock feed
- 63. Off Contour triangle The adjustment is suttle: 1”/yard (2cm/meter)
- 64. Off Contour triangle The adjustment is suttle: 1”/yard (2cm/meter)
- 65. Off Contour triangle The adjustment is suttle: 1”/yard (2cm/meter) Down to ridges, up to gullies! Do not turn the apparatus but lead with appropriate leg.
- 66. keyline contour
- 69. Inoculation 2000 slips Direct Planting
- 70. EM Dip Inoculation Direct Planting
- 71. Mycorrhizal Dip Inoculation Direct Planting
- 73. 6 months6 months
- 76. 10 months in drum10 months in drum
- 77. 10 months in drum10 months in drum
- 78. 10 months in drum10 months in drum
- 79. 10 months in bag10 months in bag Best nursery practiceBest nursery practice
- 80. 6 months in aquaponics6 months in aquaponics
- 81. Vetiver soil stabilizationVetiver soil stabilization